We are wired by society to be overachievers.  So much so, that we now have to claim we are giving 110% as a mere 100% was apparently not sufficient enough.  Our culture reminds us, demands of us, that we constantly up our game and take it to the next level as the social pressures cause […]

The unconscious mind is a dark, murky, mysterious wonderland.  It is a shadowy place that holds all our memories, ideas, feelings and thoughts that are out of conscious awareness.  Considering only 5-9 bits of information can be held consciously at one time, the overwhelmingly vast majority of data resides in your unconscious mind. The iceberg […]

Life is full of decisions and difficult choices, and the ensuing evaluation process can be a numbing experience even when the options you are facing are positive.  I remember when I had three amazing job interviews that would require relocation to three different cities.  Naturally, I agonized for days, vacillating between the compelling opportunities.  Each […]

We all have set routines in life, especially during the week, that may involve some variation of the following: Wake up, exercise, tea or coffee break(s), work, lunch, chat with friends, walk the dog, dinner, TV, read, sleep. The cycle then repeats all over again with similar events. From a macro perspective, quite a simple and non-remarkable daily […]

We all start out so precious, so pure. We arrive into this world innocent, helpless, vulnerable creatures blessed with the power of infinite potential. Armed with baby powder and porcelain skin, we are like a car driving off the dealer lot with that new car smell and immaculate paint job. We are loved, pampered, protected […]

I walked into the Emergency Room lobby for the third time in six months, knowing full well they could not help me.  But it calmed my racing mind just simply to be in the halls of the hospital. It was an ironic place to seek comfort – surrounded by pain – but oddly it felt […]

There are so many myths and misconceptions regarding the proper workout to achieve your fitness goals and overall wellbeing. Whether your focus is weight loss, burning fat or reversing the aging process (or all three!), your MUSCLES need to be an integral part of your routine with an emphasis on how to stretch, tone and build […]

2018 may have been a challenging and difficult year, but finishing strong can have a profound effect psychologically on your overall summation of the year and attitude towards embarking on the New Year. We all (conveniently) have short term memory to some degree, so if you can catch fire with success late in the year […]

We have two ears and one mouth – respect that ratio! “Dear Friend, how to say this nicely? You have horrible listening skills! From the get go, you ramble on and on about what’s going on in your life with barely a pause to breathe. Oh sure, you finally get around to ask me how […]

Perhaps our computers are indeed smarter than us. When they feel overloaded and maxed out, they simply freeze up and demand to be shut down.  Upon rebooting, they feel refreshed, recharged and start over with a clean slate. Many of us wish we could hit Control-Alt-Delete and shut down to ultimately start over again too.  […]